Japan's newly appointed Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party, Shigeru Ishiba, formed a new cabinet on the evening of the 11th. On November 11th, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (center of the front row) took a group photo with his cabinet members at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan. On the morning of the same day, the Japanese government held a cabinet meeting and all members of the newly formed Shigeru Ishiba cabinet resigned. In the afternoon, Shigeru Ishiba was elected as the 103rd Prime Minister of Japan through the nomination of the Prime Ministers of both houses of the National Diet, and immediately formed a new cabinet. That evening, after the appointment ceremony of the Prime Minister and the authentication ceremony of the Cabinet Ministers were held at the Imperial Palace of Japan, the new cabinet was officially established. Suzuki Xinyou, who had previously served as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Jiang Tengtuo, who had previously served as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, respectively replaced the Minister of Justice Hideki Makihara and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yasuhiro Kobayashi, who were unsuccessful in the House of Representatives election. In addition, Tetsuo Saito will no longer serve as a cabinet member as he becomes the new leader of the Komeito Party, and will be succeeded by Yoichiro Nakano from the party as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The remaining cabinet members remain unchanged. On November 11th, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attended a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Japan. Xinhua News Agency (Pool photo, taken by Ota Jie) Due to the disastrous defeat of the ruling coalition formed by the Liberal Democratic and Komeito parties in the House of Representatives election on October 27th, they failed to win a majority of seats, and the new Ishiba Shigeru cabinet became a minority cabinet. Shigeru Ishiba was elected as the new president of the Liberal Democratic Party on September 27th, and as prime minister on October 1st. On October 9th, he announced the dissolution of the House of Representatives and early elections, setting a record for the fastest dissolution of the House of Representatives after a post-war prime minister was elected. In the House of Representatives election held on October 27th, the Liberal Democratic Party lost its single majority of seats in the House of Representatives for the first time since returning to power in 2012, and even together with its ruling partner Komeito Party, it failed to gain a majority. The Japanese Constitution stipulates that a special parliament must be convened within 30 days after the election of the House of Representatives to elect the Prime Minister. (New Society)